An Analysis of Mexican Immigration in Northeast Mississippi

The purpose of the research presented the spatial
and demographic patterns of Mexican immigrants in
Itawamba and Tishomingo Counties of northeast
Mississippi. The migration patterns and migrant
demographics have not been previously investigated
in this region. Interviews in Spanish were given to
all willing Mexican migrant participants during the
summer of 2006. Source regions of the northeast
Mississippi migrants are substantially different
from the migrant populations elsewhere in the United
States as you will discover from reading this book.
A variety of demographic information and maps about
the Mexican migrants of northeast Mississippi are
presented within these pages. The results presented
demonstrate the importance of family networking in
drawing immigrants to this region and suggest
possible cultural shifts within the migrant
community.

Autorentext

While at Mississippi State Univeristy, Anna Pounders Goldsby earned a Bachelors of Art in Language and a Bachelors of Science in Meteorology. She stayed at MSU to work on her Masters degree in geography where she put her Spanish speaking ability to use while at the same time studying a subject of her interest, cultural geography.

Klappentext

The purpose of the research presented the spatial and demographic patterns of Mexican immigrants in Itawamba and Tishomingo Counties of northeast Mississippi. The migration patterns and migrant demographics have not been previously investigated in this region. Interviews in Spanish were given to all willing Mexican migrant participants during the summer of 2006. Source regions of the northeast Mississippi migrants are substantially different from the migrant populations elsewhere in the United States as you will discover from reading this book. A variety of demographic information and maps about the Mexican migrants of northeast Mississippi are presented within these pages. The results presented demonstrate the importance of family networking in drawing immigrants to this region and suggest possible cultural shifts within the migrant community.